December so far!

 Wearing Uncle Scott's glasses

Momma loves her little munchkin!

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Santa, meet Jackson (round 2)

This year I thought it would be really fun for Jack to experience the Macy's 8th floor display and then meet Santa.  The display was fun for Jack, lots of things to look at. However, Santa, he wasn't too excited about.  He was a pretty good sport though.  He did give us his cute little pouty face but he did sit with him. 

This is our little family on Thanksgiving. 

Our cute little snow angel

We had our first big snow fall just this last weekend and boy did Jack have fun.  While it was happening, he would look out the glass doors into the backyard and just watch it come down.  It was neat to see how fascinated he was by it.  Then the following day we went to Grandma and Grandpa Peters house and Jack got to play in it.  Even though he couldn't move much and sometimes tipped over, he had fun!  And so did  we :)

HaPpY HaLlOwEeN!!!!

The first two pictures are what we awoke to on Halloween moring!  Talk about spooky!  By evening the fog was gone and we headed to our old next door neighbors house for some dinner and trick or treating.  We had a blast!  Jackson had no clue what was going on, but he did well!  We made it to 5 houses.  Can't wait for next year!!

We MOVED!

We are finally in our new house and it feel wonderful!! I hated having to go between two houses and being confused on where things were!  Moving took a very short time on Saturday, however, unpacking took longer.  But as of today, the only thing left to get organized is our closet.  We have had a couple of problems arise but there pretty much fixed. 

Today Jack and I had friends over for a playdate.  Katie is the mom (we went to high school together) and her twins, Matthew and Annika.  It was craaaazy but super fun!  Her and I could have talked all day long if we had the chance!  Unfortunately the kiddos were getting tired so they had to leave for naptime.  Before they left though, they helped Jack go down for his nap.  They came into his room and gave him kisses and then shut the door quietly.  It was so sweet.  They are only a couple of months older than him. 

Best photo of Jack ever!

I think this is the best picture of Jack ever!  Unfortunately, it's not that great of me, but I LOVE his face!!

Jackson goes to school

This fall I decided to sign Jack and I up for early childhood classes up in Linstrom ( soon it won't be "up").  We started last week.  It started out a little chaotic as 8 little 1-2 yr olds ran around the room exploring all the toys.  Jack was very friendly with all the kiddos and parents.  He wasn't afraid of anyone!  He also showed off his climbing skills by climbing (quickly I might add) up the book shelf.  I caught him by the time he was up to the 3rd shelf!  It hit me though, that he is becoming a big boy.  It was right at the moment when I watched him sit at the table with all of the other children and eat his snack.  It was amazing to see 8 of them eating so nicely.  However, that quickly changed once they hadeaten their snack.  Then it was off again to explore the room.  I'm so proud of him!  He is such a friendly boy.  He doesn't hit or bite!  He also likes to share his food.  He tried to give the boy next to him one of his animal crackers today. 

In other news, I have been busy moving and packing.  I have moved about 65% of our stuff to the new house.   I hope to move in a few weeks.  The part I'm bummed about is that I might not be able to decorate for Halloween.  I did decorate the mantel at the new house just in case I can't do the rest of it.

We are still here!

I haven't had much to talk about lately because we have been busy with the new house.  However, amongst the chaos, Jack has learned to WALK!!!  He is getting so good at it!  He still crawls when he needs to get somewhere fast, but he is trying to walk all of the other times!  It's so amazing to see my little man walking!  I hope to get a video soon!

What a party!!

Happy Birthday!

Jack watching his presents be opened by momma

Ok, they look cool, so I'll join in

Pool party!

Jack woke up from his nap on Saturday to all of his favorite people! We had a "pool party" for Jack and his little friends.  They had a great time!! 

Happy Birthday Jackson!!

Jack is ONE today!

Jack's pirate dog that he made at Build A Bear

Not really excited to show his shirt!

Besides looking at the animals, Jack did a lot of people watching.

Today has been so fun!! We started off the morning by going to the Minnesota Zoo! We saw a lot of cool animals and Jack really enjoyed it!! We also treated him to some mac n' cheese for lunch. The only problem was was that I forgot to bring a bib and he was wearing his special Birthday Boy shirt. So, I decided to take his shirt off and eat that way. Boy, am I glad I did! He was soooooo messy! Luckily I had an extra pair of shorts in the bag to change him into. He loved the mac n' cheese though. I was so busy cleaning up I forgot to grab a picture! After the zoo we headed over to MOA. We went to Build a Bear and he built a puppy and he also got a special birthday sticker.

On Saturday, we are having Jack's birthday party. I'll post those pics soon!!

What happend one year ago today

Me a year ago today (looks like fun, huh?)

Last year on this date, I was admitted to St. John's Hospital because my blood pressure had gotten too high. However, Jack still didn't come until 3 days later (the 18th). It was a long journey but worth it. This has been THE BEST year of my life thanks to my little man.

Busy bees

Ally saw the deer eating my apples

Chad's hiding in the trench

6 ft deep and 700 ft long!

Soooo sorry!! We have been so busy that I haven't had time to type! I'll just post pics and write again soon!

My son is talented :)

Jack says no, without his words.

Big weekend!!

How do I get out of here?

Ok, now I'm fine

Busy watching the lawn mower instead of swimming

Oooo! A blade of grass!

Oh, I can't eat it?

The other Jack's Birthday party!!

Proud Grandmas

Jack x2!

We had a very busy weekend full of weddings and b-day parties. Jack stayed over night at Gramma and Grampa Bj's house while I went to the wedding. It was a blast! I was able to hang out with friends that I haven't seen in a very long time! They are friends from G.A. The next day we had another Jack's 1st birthday party. It was the grandson of my mom's best friend Janet Peterson. My friend Christine's nephew. It was so funny to see the babies meet for the first time! They just squealed in delight at each other, it was so cute!! We had a great time. Jack was practicing his crawling skills and walking skills. He can walk pretty fast, almost a run, when he holds my fingers. He is also able to stand alone for quite some time. I don't think it will be long before he is walking.